solocamcan

Just bought a 20ga. 870 youth model for my 11 yr old. My question is, will the field barrel shoot slugs pretty good out of it out to 50-60 yardsif I put in a rifled choke tube?

johnnybravoo77

If only shooting 50 yds or so, I would just try rifled slugs with an improved choke. If it doesnt group well with those then buy the rifled choke and try out some sabots.

solocamcan

Rifled slugs out of I/C and sabots out ofa rifled choke tube? Isn't that backwards?

johnnybravoo77

Rifled slugs get shot through a smoothbore, sabots are for rifled bores. I have a Rem 870 12 gauge with the 18 in. smoothbore slug barrel. Itis an improved choke.I can get decent groups out to 75 yards with a red dot.

UncleNorby

I'm sure that rifled slugs/improved cylinderchokewill do just fine at that range, maybe even a little better. The rifled slugsare much less expensive too.

One of the biggest limiting factors to accuracy withthis set-upis the sighting system. That front bead covers a lot of target at 50 yds, and with no rear sight it's easy to sight inconsistently.

I recommendtrying the iron sights that clamp/screw onto the rib of the barrel. They are not expensive and places like Cabela's sell them.